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[ swel-ter-ing ] / ˈswɛl tər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sweltering ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesuffering oppressive heat. characterized by oppressive heat; sultry. Origin of swelteringFirst recorded in 1565–75; swelter + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM swelteringswel·ter·ing·ly, adverbun·swel·ter·ing, adjectiveWords nearby swelteringswellfish, swell front, swellhead, swelling, swelter, sweltering, sweltry, Swenson, swept, sweptback, swept volume Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swelteringBasosila Botala is wearing a blue rain jacket despite the sweltering heat. The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST With sweltering hot temperatures, constant sweat was normal. The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The urban population abandons the sweltering cities and heads to the beach for the month. Will Scandal Sink the Spanish Royal Family?|Tom Sykes|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST After a sweltering day of Republican head-scratching, the Iowa GOP chose its least popular candidate as a Congressional nominee. The Bizarro World Of Iowa’s GOP Convention|Ben Jacobs|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Griffin wore a Captain America costume, complete with a mask, which he was nearly unbearable in the sweltering heat. Crucifixes, Gorillas, and Adult Diapers: My March Against Gay Marriage|Olivia Nuzzi|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was, indeed, one of the perfect days that come sometimes to break the heat of sweltering midsummer. Bert Wilson at the Wheel|J. W. Duffield Difficulties began as soon as he reached the sweltering, steaming forest region. The South American Republics, Part II (of 2)|Thomas C. Dawson After a sweltering day the sky is wonderfully brilliant with stars, the air undisturbed by even the faintest zephyr. Lines in Pleasant Places|William Senior Jaffery spent most of the sweltering hours of daylight (it was a blazing summer) in playing golf on the local course. Cars full of screaming babies, sweltering tourists, and falling cinders that sting like dumb mosquitoes. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska|Charles Warren Stoddard
British Dictionary definitions for sweltering
adjectiveoppressively hot and humida sweltering day Derived forms of swelteringswelteringly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to swelteringhumid, burning, oppressive, scorching, stuffy, sizzling, airless, torrid, stifling, baking, sultry, perspiring, broiling, close, stewing, fiery, sticky, sweaty, sweltry |